I carried you for an hour, tucking you close to my bosom in the dark.
You were as small as my forearm and as soft as the blanket my mother tucked herself in.
While she slept, I walked back and forth at the base of the bed, loving my aching arms.
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I carried you for an hour, tucking you close to my bosom in the dark.
You were as small as my forearm and as soft as the blanket my mother tucked herself in.
While she slept, I walked back and forth at the base of the bed, loving my aching arms.